Papers relating to a ‘re-premiere’ of Perelandra, an opera based on C.S. Lewis's novel
Libretti, scores and printed ephemera relating to a 2009 ‘re-premiere’ of Perelandra, an opera based on C.S. Lewis’s novel of the same name, set to music by Donald Swann, with a libretto by Davis Marsh, originally performed in 1964. The later performance was given in Oxford, at Keble College and in the Sheldonian Theatre on 24 and 25 June 2009, and was presented by the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society.
Dates
- Creation: 2009
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries Dep. c. 1053
Shelfmark:
Dep. c. 1053
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 6388
Abstract
Libretti, scores and printed ephemera relating to a ‘re-premiere’ of Perelandra, an opera based on C.S. Lewis's novel.
Biographical / Historical
The 're-premiere' was organised by the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society. The group was established in 1982 and hold regular events relating to the author.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited by the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society, 15 September 2009.
Subject
- Title
- Papers relating to a ‘re-premiere’ of Perelandra, an opera based on C.S. Lewis's novel
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Original catalogue by Judith Priestman; EAD version by Harriet Costelloe
- Date
- 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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